Husking device



Patented May 15,1928, i i' l' g v A i 'l JAKE ZYLSTRA, OF SHELDON, IOWA.

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y HUSKING DEVICE, a/ppncat-ion sied september 27, 192e. serial No'. ism-ss.

My present invention has reference to al and always maintain an outerroughened sursnapping and husking roll for corn husking face. p y v machines, and my object isthe provision ofv Approximately the round portionsofthe 55" a'roll for this purpose which will effectively y rollsare 12 inches, the hexagonal portion of 5 grab the husk to `remove thc same from the the longer roll 3 ft., 31/1 inches, and the hexear ofy corn. v v agonal portion ofthe shorter roll 2' ft.,-111/2 A further object is the provision of a roll inches. The corn delivered,v 'between the for this purpose inv which a shaft vextends y flared ends of the roll maybe engaged by the @it throughand is fixed to av wooden bodyor cornersrof the hexagonal portions thereof so,

10 core,.the latter, from its forward end and for that the huslrs will be eifectively gripped and n the major portion of its length, being heX- remofvedfrom the ears of corn without in' agonal in cross section, the remainder of its Jury to the latter. Any. husksthat mayrelength being round in cross section and `the main on the ears may be removed by the crossy core being provided with a comparatively sectionally rounded portions of the rolls.

l5 thick facing of abrasive material, such `as The rolls will not clog or get overloaded, as

' emery, `the rollers designed to grip the husk they present a roughened surface throughout l between the corners thereof, and the round the length thereof, and by virtue of such portion of the rollers removing the inner or roughened surface thehusks will at all times 70 1 last portion of the husk from the corn ear, Vbe effectively grippedand removed from the 'Z0 the facing being of great strength and hardears of corn. rlyhe cross Sectional diameter of ness so that the same will not easily wear and the rolls is approximately 4 inches.

will always reta-in a rough surface. Havingdescrbed the invention, I claim f The drawings illustrate a satisfactory emi l. A snapping and huskingr'oll for thel 75 bodiment of the improvement, and wherein: purpose set forth comprising a core of hard '-5 Figure l `is a plan view of snapping and wood having a shaft extending centrally vhusking rolls in accordance with this inventherethrough and secured thereon, said core tion. lhaving a comparatively short inner portion Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view which is round in cross section anda'longer 30 t. D, D through one of the rolls. l `outer portion which is hexagonal 1n cross 0l Figure 3 is a transverse sectional Viewy on section, and a comparatively thick facing of the line 3-3 of Figure l. abrasivematerialforthe core. l i

Figure i is asimilar sectional View on the 2. Snapping` and husking lrolls for corn 1in@ 4 4 of Figure 1 husking machines, each coi'nprising a hard Si. In the showing of Figure 'l of the drawwoodcore havinga shaft extending centrally` v ings one of the lrollsl is of a greater length therethrough and fixed thereto,-' 011e of said than the second and cooperating roll 2. Both cores being of a greater length than the other rolls are provided with t-he usual shafts that and the inner ends of each core having comhave meshing gears 3. The shafts extend paratively short crossy sectionally rounded 901 through hard wood members which Iwill portions of the saine length, theremaining 40 term cores 1i. The cores are preferably of oak portions of the cores being hexagonal kin cross f and have their outer faces, for the major,k section and the outer ends of the'said por portion of their length of'heXagonal cross tions being tapered, and a" comparatively section,`as indicated by the numeral v5. The thickemery facing for each of the cores. a inner portions of the cores are round in cross 3. Snapping and husking rolls having eyv Cil A section, as indicated by the numeral 6. The lindrical adjacent portions at one end thereof j outer end of each core is tapered, as at 7. and portions toward the other end thereof The cores 4 have fixedly secured thereon'an polygonal -in cross section 'and 4having' conouter facing S ofeniery or like abrasive maverging sloping surfaces, one o f said rolls terial. rThe facings4 8v are ycomparatively being of greater length than the other.` I thick, the thickness of the same being ap- In testimonyy whereof I axmy signature. proximately one-half of an inch and the faci v Y f L ings are of great hardness as well as strength 1 l JAKE ZYLSTRA.'v

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